APBL Basketball (Men)

1.Hey coach how has the off season been? Hope all is well Jay. I tend to use the off season to spend quality time with family & friends and traveling, along with steadily maintaining IT Government business. All the while, I'm still evaluating pro players and preparing for the upcoming season. 2. You guys have been a staple in the APBL! What's new with the league this season? Appreciate the compliment. Commissioner Brian Graham has added several new teams in the league which will make it... [read more]

1.Hey coach how has the off season been?Hope all is well Jay. I tend to use the off season to spend quality time with family & friends and traveling, along with steadily maintaining IT Government business. All the while, I'm still evaluating pro players and preparing for the upcoming season.

2. You guys have been a staple in the APBL! What's new with the league this season?Appreciate the compliment. Commissioner Brian Graham has added several new teams in the league which will make it even more competitive. The talent level across the league has increased whereby many teams have the potential to win the championship this season.

3. What were some of your off season moves and what will it take to add another championship to your resume?Along with bringing in a player that has pro level talent, the qualities I look for are toughness, accountability, high basketball IQ, speed, unselfishness and juice. We have added 6-10 F John Savoy, 6-8 F Deshaune Green, 6-4 G Chris "Fatz" Cantine, 6-5 swing Sebastian Opon and 6-3 G Jawaun Wilson. They join our returning core of talented Bombers players.

While we have led the league in scoring four out of the last six seasons, our emphasis is always on defense and rebounding. Last season we were ranked 4th in fewest points allowed, which is unacceptable. We absolutely need to improve on that, as well as rebound better and protect the basketball. Going into our 7th season, all of our attention will be on getting stops, attacking the glass and applying pressure on both ends.

That formula has been proven successful in Coach Chaz and the Bombers winning 2 APBL championships in 6 years. Chaz has gone from himself being a talented pro player out of NYC, to a well known and respected pro coach. He has the most wins as a coach in the APBL and has accumulated a total of 49 overall championships in his coaching career.

Down seven points with under three minutes to go in Saturday night's American Professional Basketball League (APBL) championship match-up inside the Milford High School gymnasium, the Delaware Eastern Shore Generals remained calm and had all the confidence they needed to pull off a comeback victory. The Generals finished the final 2:35 of the game with an 11-3 run, and Kenny Wilson (6'5''-G-84, college: Boise St.) knocked down a clutch free throw with just one tick remaining on the clock... [read more]

Down seven points with under three minutes to go in Saturday night's American Professional Basketball League (APBL) championship match-up inside the Milford High School gymnasium, the Delaware Eastern Shore Generals remained calm and had all the confidence they needed to pull off a comeback victory. The Generals finished the final 2:35 of the game with an 11-3 run, and Kenny Wilson (6'5''-G-84, college: Boise St.) knocked down a clutch free throw with just one tick remaining on the clock to clinch the championship, 128-127, over the APBL United. The championship victory caps Delaware Eastern Shore's perfect 15-0 season, a season in which the Generals had been making their APBL debut. Down seven points with under three minutes to go in Saturday night's American Professional Basketball League (APBL) championship match-up inside the Milford High School gymnasium, the Delaware Eastern Shore Generals remained calm and had all the confidence they needed to pull off a comeback victory. The Generals finished the final 2:35 of the game with an 11-3 run, and Kenny Wilson knocked down a clutch free throw with just one tick remaining on the clock to clinch the championship, 128-127, over the APBL United. The championship victory caps Delaware Eastern Shore's perfect 15-0 season, a season in which the Generals had been making their APBL debut. 'It was tough. I give a lot of credit to Kyle,' said teammate Curt Chandler. 'He put us on his back and carried us over the top. They (APBL United) were making a lot of shots - their No. 7 was knocking down shot after shot. It was a good game, I told the team to just stay focused and stay locked in and let's get away with this W.' The United's leading scorer Shavar Richardson (6'3''-G-89, college: Florida Atlantic), the No. 7 Chandler was referring to, put up a game-high 45 points, including 10 three-pointers and an 18-point third-quarter performance. It didn't matter, as White and Chandler combined to put up 80 of the Generals' 128 points on the night, with Chandler adding 37 to White's team-high 43. Kenny Wilson scored 23 for the Generals, including the game-winning free throw. Andre Allen (nine points), Tikeace Harris (G) (six), Juwan Mullen (6'0''-PG) (four), Jaron Dukes (two), Stefone Dukes (two) and Jerome Driggus (two) rounded out the scoring for the Generals. 'We stayed in there, we stuck together as a team and we pulled it out,' Chandler said of the team effort. 'We're like brothers, we grew up together and it's like a family. We just stuck together and made it through. All the other teams kept switching up rosters, trying to build their team but it's not just about building a team it's about the chemistry and that showed tonight.' Most of Delaware Eastern Shore's roster is made up of guys who played their high school ball right here in southern Delaware, whether it was Milford High, Cape Henlopen, Sussex Central, Seaford or another Henlopen Conference school, it's fitting that the team played its home games nearby in Milford. 'Most of the guys, we've known each other all our life,' White said of his teammates. 'We've played together, we know each other's strengths and weaknesses, we know who's the alpha dog and we know who the role players are. I'm nothing without my shooters, I'm nothing without my big men who are setting picks for me. I'm nothing without any of these guys. We all know who's who, we all play our role and that's the key to it - you just play your role.' The team hopes a win like this, competing and winning a league against semi-professional basketball teams from states such as New York and New Jersey, will help bring some more exposure to sports in Delaware - more specifically southern Delaware. 'We didn't know what we were getting into, but we were hoping to compete and we thought it would be good to just have our community involved with this sort of basketball community,' said team president/founder Jonathan Dukes. 'It feels so surreal. The hard work we've all put in - it gets tiresome. Our team commitment has been great, especially since everything was new for us this year. I have to tip my hat to them.' Following such as successful inaugural campaign, the 2017-2018 championship season is likely just the beginning for the Delaware Eastern Shore Generals.Courtesy of: milfordchronicle.net

The 2018 American Professional Basketball League regular season has wrapped up and playoff matchups are set. APBL United (Northern Conference) and DE Eastern Shore Generals (Southern Conference) won their respective divisions to earn a first round bye. Action gets underway on Thursday, April 12 in The Bronx when Unbreakable Talent NYC take on Manhattan Pride. Northern Conference matchups 1) APBL United vs Unbreakable Talent NYC/Manhattan Pride winner 2) The Crusaders vs 7) New York Bla... [read more]

The 2018 American Professional Basketball League regular season has wrapped up and playoff matchups are set. APBL United (Northern Conference) and DE Eastern Shore Generals (Southern Conference) won their respective divisions to earn a first round bye.

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